Cuddly Science Gallery
Festival of Archaeology at The Folk of Gloucester. July 2023
The Costume of Gloucester inspired by The Red Dress project had groups and individuals produce patches for the costume. This was Cuddly Science’s panel showing the Geology of Gloucester as a three dimensional textile geology map created using data from the British Geological Survey. Summer 2023
Celestial Montage and Moon Memories at Llantony Sacunder Priory for Luke Gerran’s Gaia exhibition – part of the Gloucester Earth and Moon Festival. June 2019
MoonMania Mega Make textiles project went out to the monthly meet up of the Steam Punks of Gloucestershire. June 2019
MoonMania t-shirts! June 2019
Moon Meet in Cookes Coffees and Curios June 2019
Moon Mania Mega Make at the Cheltenham Science Festival June 2019
Moon Mania Mega Make meet up June 2019
MoonMania research time in the now refurbished School Room at St Mary’s Decrypt Gloucester – this is where we helped on an archaeology dig before the restoration, some of the finds are now on display. June 2019
Moon Mega Make at GroveFest charity fundraiser for the Cranham Scout Group (it was raining) June 2019
MoonMania Mega Make cloth badge outlined for Cranham Cubs June 2019
Moon Badges! May 2019
Celestial Montage banner ready for the Moon Mania Mega Make! A community textiles project to celebrate space exploration and human achievement reflecting on the fact that we are all of us connected by our home – the Pale Blue Dot. May 2019
Space Station designing thinking about habitats and research facilities and what you would need, junk modelling during the Gloucestershire Libraries Moon Tour April 2019.
Galatic Greats chatting to the Library Bears during the Gloucestershire Libraries Moon Tour April 2019
Exploring black wholes using paper craft during the Moon Tour with the Libraries in Gloucestershire April 2019
Space Station design using recycled materials part of the Moon Tour with Gloucestershire’s Libraries April 2019
Moon mat astronaut corner created for the Gloucestershire Libraries Tour April 2019
Moon lamp, tektite and diffraction grating glasses to help explain how we investigate and find things out about planets and stars. Gloucestershire Libraries Moon Tour April 2019
Asteroid belt junk model created during the Moon Tour of the Gloucestershire Libraries April 2019
Space Craft supplies for MoonMania celebrations for the Apollo 50th anniversary of the moon landings including cork coasters, solar system mobiles, rocket gliders and astronaut window clings Feb 2019
Black ping pong balls to represent dark objects/black bodies that we can’t see or detect that easily with our telescopes etc… part of Cuddly Sciences planetary science workshops. Feb 2019
Terrestrial analogies for teaching lunar geology – rocks from here on Earth that can help Cuddly Science explain how the Moon formed and what sorts of minerals you are likely to find there. Feb 2019
Lunar Astrophography with Celestia our 8 inch reflector telescope Jan 2018
SmashFest at Gloucester Library – looking at changing worlds and extinction events. Oct 2017
Dr Alice Kennedy of the Gloucestershire Geology Trust explain T-rex teeth shape at Country File Live. Aug 2017
The Glos Geo Trusts Dino-Dig Aug 2017
Some of the amazing fossils and reconstructions belonging to the Glo and Ox Geo Trusts that Cuddly Science helped explain to the public. Aug 2017
The Paleo Posse preparing to tell all about bone wars, DNA and brain evolution. Aug 2017
Mary Anning Puppet explain fossils Aug 2017
Mary Anning the Puppet on walk about at Country File Live Aug 2017
Cuddly Science on walk about in the Go Wild Zone Country File Live Aug 2017
Mary Anning the Puppet explaining marine fossils. Aug 2017
Paleo Posse explaining fossilised ink sacs and cephalopods. Aug 2017
Mary Anning the puppet on the Garden Stage at Country File Live Aug 2017
Mary Anning talking rocks and landscape at Country File Live Aug 2017
The Gloucestershire Geology Trust T-rex came out to help tell people about Cuddly Scienc’s Paleo Posse and was nabbed to plant a tree! Country File Live Aug 2017.
Darwin Puppet on stage at Country File Live Aug 2017
The Paleo Posse getting ready for Country File Live as part of the Gloucestershire Geo-Trusts geo-entertainments! Aug 2017.
Introducing The Paleo Posse and their props – the puppets are practicing a special half an hour show covering the evolution of… evolution and the historical characters who paved the way and how they made their discoveries. Containing Mary Anning the Princess of Palaeontology, Charles Darwin with his Evolution Solution and Mary Leakey the lady who helped unlock the secrets of our very own evolution in Africa. July 2017.
Art work created for the Awesome Archaeology workshops – based on studies of Roman mosaics. This will also act as the base for a colouring sheet after digitalisation. July 2017.
Ammonite – an ink sketch created for Cephalopod Week – 2017
Geologist puppet playing in the sand at the Cheltenham Science Festival – June 2017
Geologist puppet chilling behind the scenes at Cheltenham Science Festival.
Cuddly Science Creative Brain display in the Makers Shack in conjunction with the Cheltenham Hackspace – June 2017
Sarah and Geologist puppet explaining about landscapes at the Cheltenham Science Festival – June 2017
Geology puppet with the sand box projector at the Cheltenham Science Festival – June 2017
Mary Leakey the Puppet is settling in with one of her favourite reads – The Cradle of Humankind. Her specialist subjects are anthropology, palaeontology, paleoanthropolopgy. But she also doubles as a geologists and archeologist.
Big thank you to Angie and Leonard Pym who help create the Cuddly Science puppets and welcome to Mary Leakey Puppet – May 2017
Florence Nightingale the Puppet is having an exciting read about Mr Grays Anatomy!
Cuddly Science Show and Tell – the youngest member of the Cuddly Science team was very pleased when she found out she could take the puppets into school. March 2017.
Ada Lovelace the puppet relaxing with one of her favourite books Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett to mark respects on the anniversary of his death. The Discworld books were introduced to Sarah by her science teacher at school, the Science of the Discworld books helped maintain her interest in science and to think outside the box. Cuddly Science owes a part of their existence to the author and they teach kids science – ripples GNUTerry – March 2017
Ada Lovelace the puppet took part it a stunning set of monologues, poems and more for International Women’s Day March 2017 with Foul is Fair Theatre.
BRAINS!!! Knitted brains, jelly brains, papier mache brains – making props ready for exploring the evolution of the brain and how we worked it all out!
Celestia the new telescope – we are getting to grips with our new much higher powered telescope, once a suitable case has been built and a few more accessories are added this will be doing the rounds with some of our astronomy workshops. Jan 2017
Solar system banner in the window of the retail unit lent to the Gloucester Fun Palace for a community open day October 2016 – with Two Can Inclusive Theatre Company.
Ada Lovelace and the other Cuddly Science historical scientists had a great time talking to people at the Gloucester Fun Palace October 2016 with Two Can Inclusive Theatre Group.
Space-Craft Junk Modelling workshop – autumn 2016.
Visiting Cape Towns Maker Station in South Africa including tour around the workshops and talking to the technologists, artists and crafters. Aug 2016
Space Craft workshop – Summer 2016
Experimenting with moulds to make props for shows and talks. July 2016
Making papier mache fossils for our Finding Fossils workshop. July 2016
Sarah setting up the Space Craft workshop at Cornbury music festival. July 2016
Space flag made at workshop. July 2016
Space transporter design created at a Space Craft workshop. July 2016
Space Craft workshop. June 2016
Junk art solar system model created at a Space Craft Workshop. June 2016
Cuddly Science took Wychwood Music Festival by the galactic storm! – June 2016
Rocket design at the Space Craft workshop. June 2016
Making space pictures – Space Craft workshop. June 2016
Einstein and Brahmagupta talking Astronomy at Wychwood music Festival. June 2016
Fabulous rocket design created during a Space Craft workshop. June 2016
Amazing rocket design from the Space Craft workshops. June 2016
Epic junk modelling designs for space ships and rockets during our Space Craft workshops. June 2016
Junk modelled space vessel created during a Space Craft workshop. June 2016
Solar System Banner at Wychwood Music Festival. June 2016
Finger puppets from the Unemployed Philosopher’s Guild have joined the Cuddly Science Crew for children to create their own science plays. May 2016
Ada Lovelace pendent making with hot melt glue – Oct 2015
Historical scientists colouring in sun catcher experiments for workshops
Blood Super Moon Sept 2015
Tigger the Tig welder has arrived so now we can make more things for workshops and investigate more material science! July 2015
Ada Lovelace the puppet getting ready for her debut for grown ups only sci-comedy at Science Showoff Bristol – she is planning on giving everyone maths nightmares! – Jan 2015
Talking Orbits and Space Bits. Sept 2014
Cuddly Science Puppet Show at The British Science Festival Birmingham – Photo thanks to Fiona Austen Sept 2014
DNA Extraction Workshop – Sept 2014
Chemistry Crayons! For our fact sheet colouring in at workshops.
Science is child’s play – encouraging children to use the puppets to explain science concepts to other children. Sept 2014
Cuddly Science colouring in and fact sheets.
The Cuddly Science Puppets waiting to talk to children at the Library of Birmingham – Sept 2014
The Cuddly Science Massive has arrived – after months of design and sewing they are ready and Ada Lovelace has been joined by four other notable personalities from the history of science, technology, engineering and medicine. Can you guess who they are! – Aug 2014
Ada Lovelace the puppet has received a new head! – April 2014
Not Just The STEM – artwork for our Ada Lovelace Day celebration – Oct 2013
OnForm Poetry Art Living Poetry Installation Oxfordshire – reading Celestial Montage June 2013
Laser cutting and drilling name tag keyrings. Jan 2013
Drilling wholes in stones experiment! Jan 2013
Knitted buckminsterfullerene molecule, known as a bucky ball containing 60 carbon atoms. This is a prop for talks and workshops.
Me, Bucky Balls and All – a performance of sci-comedy at Bristol Science Showoff – July 2012
Higg Field cartoon drawn by us to celebrate the announcement by CERN that the Higgs Boson has been detected! Jul 2012
Wind Up Turing Machine cake made to celebrate what would have been Alan Turing’s 100th birthday! June 2012
Sweet – a textural art work including knitted sugar molecule made for the Please Touch Exhibition at Centre Arts Cheltenham – June 2012.
Our artwork was included in the Science Online conference. March 2012
Trilobits
Celestial Montage a piece of art created with visuals and poetry to celebrate the wonders we’ve found in space so far, won it’s category in the European Space Agencies Create Your Space sci-art competition.
Experiments with sensors – Oct 2011
Coral of Life part of the Exhibition in Braille at Centre Arts in Cheltenham Sept – 2011. A textural 3D interactive sculpture representing the origin and evolution of life on Earth, complete with audio and hidden basal relief that can only be explored properly through touch – designed for the visually impaired.
Think Pink Dinosaur drawn to raise money for breast cancer research as part of the Paleo-Art community at Art Evolved – Oct 2010
Triceratops outfit we’ve made for child dress up or for us grown ups with small heads when we are giving talks on dinosaurs! Sept 2010
Dino Mountain Cake
Volcano cupcakes! For keeping your energy up on geowalks exploring the local landscape.
We also had volcano cupcakes! 
Making Bench PSU from this old PC power supply – May 2009
Encasing circuits in epoxy resin to make them water proof – March 2009
